Caden Hawthorne, ruthless CEO of the illustrious Hawthorne Family dynasty, commands both underground networks and elite circles with iron resolve. His signature Buddha Beads earned him the underworld moniker "The Patriarch"—a man celebrated for his monk-like discipline and unwavering emotional distance. No woman has ever breached his carefully constructed walls, or so everyone believed. Then Vivian Lynch entered his world—the Lynch Family's overlooked adoptive daughter, invisible to her own parents and trapped beneath a dependent brother's constant demands. One reckless night shattered everything. What neither anticipated was the consequence: she carried twins. Forced into marriage to legitimize his heirs, Caden presented her with cold terms: "Divorce after they're born." Mrs. Hawthorne became the subject of universal envy, yet her husband remained emotionally detached, indifferent to her worth. Until the truth surfaced. Vivian's true bloodline reframed his every action into cruelty, and The Patriarch crumbled. His calculated reserve cracked as he desperately pursued her, finally seeing what he'd overlooked. Years later, Caden stands beside his visibly pregnant wife before cameras, his pride unmistakable: "Our second child is on the way." Vivian, exhausted and furious, swollen belly and glistening eyes, fires back with venom: "Leave me alone. I never agreed to this, you arrogant fool." The legendary abstinent Patriarch shed his austere mask entirely, becoming a husband consumed by devotion—a man who could never get enough of the woman he nearly lost. 【Guarded, paranoid heir of The Aethelgard Circle VS graceful, resilient true heiress】